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members of the elite revolutionary guards on the front lines of syria's civil war. the video was shot by hadi baghbani, a tehran cameraman invited to film a guard unit under the command of the 33- year-old mohsen ismail haideri. he offers a guided tour on camera of his battle sector on the outskirts of aleppo. he has spent eight of the past 18 months here and the local kids now know he's good fair handout... of candy. in this revolutionary guard unit, there are about a dozen soldiers, specialists in communications, in weapons, and even a cleric to lead the soldiers in prayer. the unit lives in a former school that now functions as their base. he describes how just 24 hours ago they fought off a rebel attack. "150 of them came here in vehicles," he said, "but he hit back and killed 10 or 15," and they had to retreat. the revolutionary guards' main job here is to make hardened fighters of these syrian, civilian men armed by president bashar al-assad to beef up the over-stretched military and the iranians are starting with basics. "get your head down!" says the lieuten
members of the elite revolutionary guards on the front lines of syria's civil war. the video was shot by hadi baghbani, a tehran cameraman invited to film a guard unit under the command of the 33- year-old mohsen ismail haideri. he offers a guided tour on camera of his battle sector on the outskirts of aleppo. he has spent eight of the past 18 months here and the local kids now know he's good fair handout... of candy. in this revolutionary guard unit, there are about a dozen soldiers,...
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syria. there's been wave after wave of bombings all through the night. and these are the first air strikes targeting islamic militants in syria. marlie hall has the latest on the attacks and how world leaders plan to defeat the group. >>> reporter: the u.s. and five arab allies launched the first air strikes against isis in syria last night. pentagon officials say a mix of fighter jets, bombers and tomahawk missiles fired from nearby warships were used to destroy targets in four areas, including rack can, the group's stronghold. >> targets are command and control centers, training and logistics, known targets. >> reporter: the campaign comes after weeks of air strikes targeting isis in iraq. the president will join leaders at the united nations general assembly today. he is expected to discuss the international coalition being formed to defeat isis in an address wednesday. secretary of state john kerry has been in new york working to strengthen the coalition. >> isis has raped and kidnapped
syria. there's been wave after wave of bombings all through the night. and these are the first air strikes targeting islamic militants in syria. marlie hall has the latest on the attacks and how world leaders plan to defeat the group. >>> reporter: the u.s. and five arab allies launched the first air strikes against isis in syria last night. pentagon officials say a mix of fighter jets, bombers and tomahawk missiles fired from nearby warships were used to destroy targets in four areas,...
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moving on now to syria's civil war. at least 34 people were killed today when two car bombs ripped through a suburb of damascus. syria's assad dictatorship has been trying to crush a rebellion that broke out more than a year and a half ago. it is very rare for western journalists to report from inside the capital, but elizabeth palmer is there for us tonight. >> reporter: today's bombing spilled the blood of neighbors and friends. jaramana is a tight-knit community of christians and jews. religious minority groups in syria who are traditional supporters of president bashar al-assad. after the huge explosion, local people immediately pitched in to repair the damage to shops and homes. and to comfort the families of the victims. this mother's 21-year-old son, a medical student, went to investigate when the first bomb blew up and was killed minutes later by the second. outside local businessman walid blped carry the wounded to safety. what is this on your jacket? >> it's blood. it's blood of all the people. >> reporter: bu
moving on now to syria's civil war. at least 34 people were killed today when two car bombs ripped through a suburb of damascus. syria's assad dictatorship has been trying to crush a rebellion that broke out more than a year and a half ago. it is very rare for western journalists to report from inside the capital, but elizabeth palmer is there for us tonight. >> reporter: today's bombing spilled the blood of neighbors and friends. jaramana is a tight-knit community of christians and jews....
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in the first round of air strikes against isis targets in syria yesterday. >> sad, you know, somebody would feel like they can get away with that. >> police in walnut creek are looking for the robber who made a woman withdraw money from an atm at gunpoint. the suspect forced his victim into her car on mueller road and drove her downtown to get the cash. >> i'm not at this point thinking about resigning. >> today san francisco firefighters are expected to call for their chief to step down. union leaders will deliver a letter to the mayor saying firefighters have lost confidence in chief joanne hayes-white and her ability to lead. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> it is out of here! >> good morning, everyone. i'm michelle griego. >> rise and shine, i'm frank mallicoat! it's 5:00. a little weather, traffic and drizzle. >> damp on some of the roadways outside. just a drizzle now. but we have some real rain on the way. in fact, that cold front just making its way into
in the first round of air strikes against isis targets in syria yesterday. >> sad, you know, somebody would feel like they can get away with that. >> police in walnut creek are looking for the robber who made a woman withdraw money from an atm at gunpoint. the suspect forced his victim into her car on mueller road and drove her downtown to get the cash. >> i'm not at this point thinking about resigning. >> today san francisco firefighters are expected to call for their...
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intelligence is predicting increased fighting and possible civil war in syria. the battle against the regime roached the suburbs and when you plop the fighting on the map, it looks like the capital is no longer a safe haven for the regime. a member of the opposition who teaches at the pentagon's national defense university in washington. >> taking place in the summer are only a few kilometers from the very center. in terms of any large american city, it's inside the beltway. >> it is inside the beltway and again, it's creeping in closer by the day. >> claims tens of thousands of syrian soldiers have defected to the opposition. but he acknowledges the regime still holds the upper hand. >> the imbalance of power is great. so as long as the regime uses them, they can snuff out the insurgency, things are only going to get worse. >> with the syrian army patrolling the suburbs, president assad will do whatever it takes to stay in power. but jay carny insists he can't survive. >> regime will eventually fall. >> syrian government said it will defeat all foreign attempts
intelligence is predicting increased fighting and possible civil war in syria. the battle against the regime roached the suburbs and when you plop the fighting on the map, it looks like the capital is no longer a safe haven for the regime. a member of the opposition who teaches at the pentagon's national defense university in washington. >> taking place in the summer are only a few kilometers from the very center. in terms of any large american city, it's inside the beltway. >> it...
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then we talked about the war in syria. gail and i were at the isle of pot most when the boat -- and what -- potmos when the boat came. there were 4 million people living syria in the ongoing war there, not to mention iraq and afghanistan. it is good to read up on other religions because christianity is about to become a minority religion in this country and in the world. it will no longer be a majority christian nation. -- a new study says that it will be a plurality. then in the gt you, we put that up -- gtu, we put that up because it has religious studies. this is a good new study -- story. religions of the world coming together despite what it may look like on the outside. then we have ron swisher and elizabeth ekdale is ongoing moderators of mosiac for 2016. >> moderator: and then there is a story of a hospital the nine care because a -- denying care because a woman wanted a tuba like deck to me -- a tubal tubal ectomy -- tubal ligation and they refuse to because the church -- the hospital said they were roman catholic
then we talked about the war in syria. gail and i were at the isle of pot most when the boat -- and what -- potmos when the boat came. there were 4 million people living syria in the ongoing war there, not to mention iraq and afghanistan. it is good to read up on other religions because christianity is about to become a minority religion in this country and in the world. it will no longer be a majority christian nation. -- a new study says that it will be a plurality. then in the gt you, we put...
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our charlie d'agata had to run today from isis bombs in eastern syria. here is his report, just in. >> reporter: we weren't expecting a u.s.-led coalition airstrike to land so close to us... >> another one. >> reporter: or what came next. >> behind the wall, behind the wall. >> reporter: that whirring noise, feared to be the sound of an incoming isis mortar, that flew right over our heads, sending everyone scrambling and taking cover. soldiers told us we had no choice but to run into the open, single file, to reach a safer place. ( explosions ) u.s. forces and allies have now reduced isis territory to the point where everything has become close combat. even getting to the front line this morning meant a dash through the desert at break-neck speed, quickly covering ground where isis could mount sneak attacks. we've been taken to a rooftop position about as far as we can go, where we can see about what's left of isis. we weren't there long before twin airstrikes pounded positions right in front of us. in the distance, we witnessed the isis dream of a calip
our charlie d'agata had to run today from isis bombs in eastern syria. here is his report, just in. >> reporter: we weren't expecting a u.s.-led coalition airstrike to land so close to us... >> another one. >> reporter: or what came next. >> behind the wall, behind the wall. >> reporter: that whirring noise, feared to be the sound of an incoming isis mortar, that flew right over our heads, sending everyone scrambling and taking cover. soldiers told us we had no...
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remember aleppo, remember syria, he shouted. murdering andrei karlov apparently in revenge for russia's deadly intervention in syria. shooter was a 22-year-old turkish police officer, later shot in the streets by turkish security forces. it comes a week after thousands rallied in turkey, protesting support for the syrian regime. russian air strikes were escalating to draw back control of the city of aleppo, forcing the evacuation of thousands of civilians. some of them will end up here, at al kamuna camp in north syria where turkish agents are putting up new tents. we visited the people already living here say they have nothing but mud. we can't keep our children warm said this man. he told us he's been living here with his five children for over a year, after their home in aleppo province was flattened by a regime air strike. we've done everything to stay warm. even piled up plastic bags. there's one shelter for 200 people. this woman told us she's 95 years old and wants to die. god save us, she said. we need your mercy. but ev
remember aleppo, remember syria, he shouted. murdering andrei karlov apparently in revenge for russia's deadly intervention in syria. shooter was a 22-year-old turkish police officer, later shot in the streets by turkish security forces. it comes a week after thousands rallied in turkey, protesting support for the syrian regime. russian air strikes were escalating to draw back control of the city of aleppo, forcing the evacuation of thousands of civilians. some of them will end up here, at al...
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troops in syria. are people depend knowledge on -- >> it is interesting. though we have come full circle where from where president trump announced this pull out and put a 30 day deadline on it. i think there's probably a great deal of confusion at the pentagon i think it's not an accident that we have not seen e out and speak publicly about what the strategy is in syria. there's been a great lack of sing cronies tee between the white house and pentagon the question i have now is, how in sync is the national security advisor with his own president. president trump just a few minutes ago on his way to camp david repeated what he said over and over again, the troops are going to come out of syria soon. that is a very different message than what john bolton had a few hours earl arier. some of the caveats that he pit in place, namely the one that we would not pull out our troops if there was any threat that the turks would go after our curdish allies, that is by all cdz standard that cannot be met at all in the short term, i think a lot of people in the pentag
troops in syria. are people depend knowledge on -- >> it is interesting. though we have come full circle where from where president trump announced this pull out and put a 30 day deadline on it. i think there's probably a great deal of confusion at the pentagon i think it's not an accident that we have not seen e out and speak publicly about what the strategy is in syria. there's been a great lack of sing cronies tee between the white house and pentagon the question i have now is, how in...
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. >>> the situation in syria is going from bad to worse. government forces the city for a six straight day. rockets and mortrs landing on homes. more than 60 people were killed today and the streets are killed with funeral processions. clarysa ward is there. >> you can see the entire community gathered to remember the men. over and over again, open your doors. >> the u.s. says it is working with european and arab allies to organize the meeting for what it calls the friends of syria. leaders hope they'll will able to further isolated syrian's president. >> bay area headlines, rye slating the city's stay away order. he was spotted in the plaza last night. among four people charged with violent felony offenses from an oakland occupy protest january 28. a total of 12 people have been ordered to stay away from franco gala plaza. >> and hundreds of b of a workers in concord are losing their jobs. they plan to cut 450 ser vises in may p. >> tonight, a sign of how something so simple can mean so much. a grown up of guys gets together every week to
. >>> the situation in syria is going from bad to worse. government forces the city for a six straight day. rockets and mortrs landing on homes. more than 60 people were killed today and the streets are killed with funeral processions. clarysa ward is there. >> you can see the entire community gathered to remember the men. over and over again, open your doors. >> the u.s. says it is working with european and arab allies to organize the meeting for what it calls the friends...
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the president says he has not yet decided whether to attack syria for allegedly using chemical weapons. >> we have concluded that the syrian government in fact carried this out and if that's so then there need to be international consequences. >> the british parliament is voting today on a bill that would block military action until after the u.n. inspectors finish their report. >>> one person is in custody in connection with the violent home invasion robbery in vallejo, a second suspect remains on the run. police arrested a man for posing as a pg&e worker and entering a home this month. he and his partner in crime pistol-whipped one of the people living in the house and tied up everyone in the house including a 6-year-old girl as they took cash and other items. police are still looking for darryl lee cox wanted for two other robberies. >>> birds flying into windows how one bay area city plans to save these guys. ,,,, people go to a mattress store and essentially they just get sold something. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. this labor day, don't invest in a
the president says he has not yet decided whether to attack syria for allegedly using chemical weapons. >> we have concluded that the syrian government in fact carried this out and if that's so then there need to be international consequences. >> the british parliament is voting today on a bill that would block military action until after the u.n. inspectors finish their report. >>> one person is in custody in connection with the violent home invasion robbery in vallejo, a...
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and russia reach an agreement to remove chemical weapons from syria, but will the syrians comply? the marathon diplomatic talks between secretary of state john kerry and his russian counter-part came to the conclusion that the world had hoped for but not without considerable skepticism. >> there can be no games, no room for avoidance or anything less than full compliance by the assad regime. >> schieffer: and that's the million-dollar question-- will assad comply? we'll have details of the deal and get reaction from syria, plus we'll talk to key senators, michigan democrat carl levin and 10 see republican bob corker. and we'll hear from former secretary of state, madeleine albright. then we'll get analysis from peggy noonan of the "wall street journal." susan page of "usa today." michael gerson of the "washington post," and harvard university's david gergen. it's all ahead because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. well, the big news this weekend, the united
and russia reach an agreement to remove chemical weapons from syria, but will the syrians comply? the marathon diplomatic talks between secretary of state john kerry and his russian counter-part came to the conclusion that the world had hoped for but not without considerable skepticism. >> there can be no games, no room for avoidance or anything less than full compliance by the assad regime. >> schieffer: and that's the million-dollar question-- will assad comply? we'll have details...
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turkish troops moving further into syria than promised isis on the run. you have a lot of tension in the nato alliance. you have a nato ally and member undertaking action everyone opposes. that's a ugly picture. think it's striking you have president sayin this is an attempt to captions paid for by espn captioning by captionmax less shows you how seriously he took the promise in the 201 campaign to get u.s. forces out of the middle east. it makes you wonder what will happen in iraq and afghan between now and the 020 election. >> margaret: we didn't mention the fact on friday the pentagon announced upping the troops in the middle east. this isn't with drawing but adding another 100 to saudi arabia. >> yes, i think jerry is right it's check the box. closer to the election he's focusing on saying i fulfilled the promises i made in 2016. the lengths he has taken about security on the border, building the wall, showing how many folks have been ap reended on the border. we're now on our fifth home land security head since his administrationased. >> mgaret: the
turkish troops moving further into syria than promised isis on the run. you have a lot of tension in the nato alliance. you have a nato ally and member undertaking action everyone opposes. that's a ugly picture. think it's striking you have president sayin this is an attempt to captions paid for by espn captioning by captionmax less shows you how seriously he took the promise in the 201 campaign to get u.s. forces out of the middle east. it makes you wonder what will happen in iraq and afghan...
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. >>> no safe place inside syria tonight as the regime tries to crush an 11 month uprising. the city is surrounded on all sides by tanks and soldiers, rockets and morters have been raining since saturday since russia and china vetoed a peace proposal. with the rebels in northern syria where protesters are pushing back. >> the rebels have managed to carve out this small on clave so people of this city can come out here without fear and celebrate what this uprising is really all about. freedom. >> today, twin suicide bombings killed 28 people in the city of alapo. the rebels and the government are blaming each other. >>> bay area headlines, oakland's attempt to close a haven for prostitution got underway today. neighbors testify that they recently seen more prostitutes and violence at the national lodge motel on international boulevard. the city attorney is hoping to close the motel for up to a year under a state law that requires motels to prevent prostitution. >> the state has put a stop to construction at santa clara medical center. it was halted after the city changed buil
. >>> no safe place inside syria tonight as the regime tries to crush an 11 month uprising. the city is surrounded on all sides by tanks and soldiers, rockets and morters have been raining since saturday since russia and china vetoed a peace proposal. with the rebels in northern syria where protesters are pushing back. >> the rebels have managed to carve out this small on clave so people of this city can come out here without fear and celebrate what this uprising is really all...
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investigators in syria may be running out of time. the president is lining up a possible military strike against the country. ,,,, (ad lib scene) the bay bridge is sh >>> we're looking live at the construction work, by the bay bridge toll plaza, no commuters just a bunch of construction vehicles for the next five days. they have a lot of work to do. the bay bridge as you all know is shut down, set to reopen with the debut of the eastern span hopefully by tuesday morning. >>> the fastest growing wild fire in the nation, we have new images to prove it. check out the time lapse video checking out the rim fire in action. flames have charred more than 380 square miles, 100,000 acres in yosemite. international guards have dropped more than 188,000 gallons of water on the fire since august 20th. the 129th rescue wing is the only air national guard unit certified to fight the fire from the air with water bucket years. we went to the front lines to check out the damage firsthand. >> reporter: we want to show viewers how devastating this fire i
investigators in syria may be running out of time. the president is lining up a possible military strike against the country. ,,,, (ad lib scene) the bay bridge is sh >>> we're looking live at the construction work, by the bay bridge toll plaza, no commuters just a bunch of construction vehicles for the next five days. they have a lot of work to do. the bay bridge as you all know is shut down, set to reopen with the debut of the eastern span hopefully by tuesday morning. >>>...
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syria remains defiant this morning. our elizabeth palmer has just returned from interviewing one of the country's top officials. she's in damascus. olympic swimmer diana nyad is close to her dream. will the 64-year-old finish her swim from cuba to florida? and hollywood building on a strong summer at the box office. this fall's coming attractions. first, here's a look at this hour's eye opener. >> a number of members who say they're either on the fence or leaning no. >> the president requested a vote in congress. for now
syria remains defiant this morning. our elizabeth palmer has just returned from interviewing one of the country's top officials. she's in damascus. olympic swimmer diana nyad is close to her dream. will the 64-year-old finish her swim from cuba to florida? and hollywood building on a strong summer at the box office. this fall's coming attractions. first, here's a look at this hour's eye opener. >> a number of members who say they're either on the fence or leaning no. >> the...
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syria, of course, will be included in that interview. the civil war in that country has now spilled over the borders and affects every one of syria's neighbors-- turkey, lebanon, iraq and jordan. the united states is sending a message to the assad dictatorship by holding joint military exercises with jordan and clarissa ward in the jordanian capital for us, amman. clarissa, tell us, what are these exercises all about? what's the united states doing there? >> well, scott, there are currently 4,500 u.s. military personnel here in jordan engaging in these exercises. they're running through scenarios for everything from a chemical attack to a terrorist attack to a natural disaster. it's called "operation eager lion" and it is an annual exercise but this year the u.s. has deployed f-16 fighter jets, patriot missiles and also several units from the marine corps and the jordanian government has actually asked for those antiaircraft missiles and those fighter jets to remain here in jordan after these exercises finish. this could technically be t
syria, of course, will be included in that interview. the civil war in that country has now spilled over the borders and affects every one of syria's neighbors-- turkey, lebanon, iraq and jordan. the united states is sending a message to the assad dictatorship by holding joint military exercises with jordan and clarissa ward in the jordanian capital for us, amman. clarissa, tell us, what are these exercises all about? what's the united states doing there? >> well, scott, there are...
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it's extremely difficult to get a reporter into syria but our elizabeth palmer is there. liz traveled up to the rebel city of homs today. she's now back in the capital of damascus. liz, homs is a city of about 1.5 million people, about the size of philadelphia. i wonder, what does it look like and sound like there? >> reporter: well, it looks empty because hundreds of thousands of people have left because the fighting's been so heavy. you can hear mortar and rocket fire battles going on. it was impossible to see who was shooting at whom but we know that area is controlled by the armed opposition fighters and they're mounting offensives there against the syrian forces. >> pelley: i wonder, the hard- hit parts of the city, what do they look like? have they been turned into rubble? >> reporter: yes, they have. one area that has been cleared of armed opposition and is now held by the army is just ruins. it's being reduced to piles of rock. all the streets are barricaded off. it's a war zone. >> pelley: on your travels today, you had an opportunity to talk to rebels who are fi
it's extremely difficult to get a reporter into syria but our elizabeth palmer is there. liz traveled up to the rebel city of homs today. she's now back in the capital of damascus. liz, homs is a city of about 1.5 million people, about the size of philadelphia. i wonder, what does it look like and sound like there? >> reporter: well, it looks empty because hundreds of thousands of people have left because the fighting's been so heavy. you can hear mortar and rocket fire battles going on....
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the attacks on syria, you know, might degrade syria's military capabilities. they won't topple the regime. they won't end the threat of c.w. they won't solve your fundamental problems. only a political solution can do that. and to get that political solution, you need all the states of the region involved including russia and iran. so you need russia to help you with syria. and you need iran to play a role in this. and you need to maintain your relations with iran for the sake of making a deal with the new iranian government that seems willing to talk to the united states in a way the previous regime wasn't. you have to balance all that. >> what do you think the role is of congress right now? does the president need their support, and if he doesn't get it, will he still follow through with this? >> absolutely needs their support. i worked in congress for nine years. when you go into the house armed services committee, the first thing you see is article 1, section 8. only the congress has the power to declare war. it's not up to the president. president obama,
the attacks on syria, you know, might degrade syria's military capabilities. they won't topple the regime. they won't end the threat of c.w. they won't solve your fundamental problems. only a political solution can do that. and to get that political solution, you need all the states of the region involved including russia and iran. so you need russia to help you with syria. and you need iran to play a role in this. and you need to maintain your relations with iran for the sake of making a deal...
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on friday syria and a weak jobs report left the dow relatively unchanged. it lost 14 points while the nasdaq nudged up one point. >>> gas prices are going up again. the lundberg survey says the average price for a gallon of regular jumped 3 cents in the past two weeks. it's now $3.58. that's still 25 cents a gallon cheaper than this time last year. >>> apple is hosting a big event tomorrow. the giant is expected to unveil two new iphone styles. the 5-c will be cheaper and have a plastic body instead of a metal one. it will also come in different colors. >>> neiman marcus will soon be sold. reports say a los angeles hedge fund and canadian pension plan will pay more than $6 billion for the luxury retailer. the parties are attempting to finalize the deal and talks could still fall apart. >>> and the sci-fi thriller "riddick" claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend. the movie starring vin diesel as an alien anti-hero brought in almost $19 million. lee daniels' "the butler" dropped in second place with almost $9 million and the comedy "instructions
on friday syria and a weak jobs report left the dow relatively unchanged. it lost 14 points while the nasdaq nudged up one point. >>> gas prices are going up again. the lundberg survey says the average price for a gallon of regular jumped 3 cents in the past two weeks. it's now $3.58. that's still 25 cents a gallon cheaper than this time last year. >>> apple is hosting a big event tomorrow. the giant is expected to unveil two new iphone styles. the 5-c will be cheaper and have...
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but america's most effective s rtner in syria has some murky alliances. it's accused of coordinating with russia, which backs the syrian regime and has also allegedly fought against other u.s.-backed groups. colonel selo denied both those buaims, but admitted his group enjoys a long-standing truce with the syrian regime. its flag flies over two compounds inside his territory. this u.s.-backed group is taking on isis and winning, sometimes paying a terrible price, but its allegiances are complicated. colonel selo also told us that he met with brett mcgurk, president obama's special envoy to the anti-isis coalition when he visited syria in january. the colonel said his group asked for anti-tank missiles and machine guns, but so far, scott, r, says they've received only promises. >> pelley: now, correspondent elizabeth palmer and her team are in aleppo, a cultural and industrial center of more than two million people still partly in the hands of rebel forces. we spoke with liz a short time ago. ll reporter: as we rolled along, ouott, we could see the village
but america's most effective s rtner in syria has some murky alliances. it's accused of coordinating with russia, which backs the syrian regime and has also allegedly fought against other u.s.-backed groups. colonel selo denied both those buaims, but admitted his group enjoys a long-standing truce with the syrian regime. its flag flies over two compounds inside his territory. this u.s.-backed group is taking on isis and winning, sometimes paying a terrible price, but its allegiances are...
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military taking action against syria takes to the streets. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> touchdown 49ers! >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it's friday, august 30th. i'm michelle griego. >> the weekend the big holiday weekend is here. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00. >>> some developing news now in san jose. at least one suspect is injured in a police shooting. at about 1 a.m. in eastern san jose, officers spotted a car they believe to be involved in a robbery. they tried to stop the car but it sped off at a high-speed. it crashed at wilshire boulevard and king road and then shots were fired apparently by police. the suspect has at least one gunshot wound and is now boeing treated at a hospital. -- and is now being treated at a hospital. >> reporter: checking traffic we are getting word of a serious accident at the san mateo bridge toll plaza which is not the morning yo
military taking action against syria takes to the streets. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> touchdown 49ers! >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it's friday, august 30th. i'm michelle griego. >> the weekend the big holiday weekend is here. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00. >>> some...
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. >>> new developments on syria today. syria's foreign minister accepted russia's suggestion to put its chemical weapons under international control. the idea is to try to avoid a u.s. military strike. cbs reporter danielle nottingham tells us president bashar assad warns of retaliation if there is an attack. >> we're disappointed. >> reporter: syrian president bashar assad says the obama administration cannot prove his military used chemical weapons on civilians. >> how can you talk about what happened if you don't have evidence? we're not like the american administration. we are not social media administration. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with "cbs this morning," co-host charlie rose, assad said rebels used sarin gas and his troops were among the victims. the president warned there will be retaliation if the u.s. attacks his nation. >> expect everything, not necessarily through the government, if not only -- the governments are not the only player in this region. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry says
. >>> new developments on syria today. syria's foreign minister accepted russia's suggestion to put its chemical weapons under international control. the idea is to try to avoid a u.s. military strike. cbs reporter danielle nottingham tells us president bashar assad warns of retaliation if there is an attack. >> we're disappointed. >> reporter: syrian president bashar assad says the obama administration cannot prove his military used chemical weapons on civilians. >>...
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is one step closer to a military strike on syria and the debate rages on. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, it's thursday, september 5. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. 5:00 straight up now. time for a look at weather and we'll kick it over to lawrence. >> summer returning to the bay area. we have a transigicianal day. low clouds out the door and fog a little thick coastside
is one step closer to a military strike on syria and the debate rages on. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, it's thursday, september 5. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. 5:00 straight up now. time for a look at weather and we'll kick it over to lawrence....
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in syria tonight, no place is safe from the civil war. today, two explosions devastated the university in aleppo syria's largest city. more than 80 people were killed; most of them were students. this war started two years ago as a popular uprising against the syrian dictator. correspondent clarissa ward has been working inside syria and is just back across the border in turkey tonight. clarissa, you've been talking to your sources. what can you tell us about the university bombing? >> well, scott, this university is located in a relatively calm part of the city that is under government control. but so far, we don't really have a sense of who was responsible for this attack-- both sides, of course, blaming each other. activists we spoke to saying that regime fighter jets bombed the university, but spokesmen for the syrian government saying that, in fact, it was rebel rockets that hit the school. one thing certainly is clear from this grotesque incident which is the exceedingly high price that ordinary civilians are having to pay for this
in syria tonight, no place is safe from the civil war. today, two explosions devastated the university in aleppo syria's largest city. more than 80 people were killed; most of them were students. this war started two years ago as a popular uprising against the syrian dictator. correspondent clarissa ward has been working inside syria and is just back across the border in turkey tonight. clarissa, you've been talking to your sources. what can you tell us about the university bombing? >>...
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with all foreign journalists barred from syria, it's impossible to verify these accounts. it is building two new refugee camps, bracing for 10,000 more people running for their lives. reports are now coming in of a very large prodemocracy demonstration that took place just across the border from where i'm standing, which was broken up with extreme violence by syrian forces today. witnesses report that they fired down into the crowd from helicopters with heavy machine guns. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, turkey. >> lots more ahead. we'll check your weather when we come back. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. who made an unexpected arrival. [ woman ] he was 4 months early, weighing 1 pound, 12 ounces. [ female announcer ] fortunately, sam was born at sutter health's alta bates summit medical center
with all foreign journalists barred from syria, it's impossible to verify these accounts. it is building two new refugee camps, bracing for 10,000 more people running for their lives. reports are now coming in of a very large prodemocracy demonstration that took place just across the border from where i'm standing, which was broken up with extreme violence by syrian forces today. witnesses report that they fired down into the crowd from helicopters with heavy machine guns. elizabeth palmer, cbs...
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we'll take you inside another dictatorship fighting to stay in power in syria. the president releases his tax returns. and "on the road." steve hartman in "once upon a mattress" when the cbs news continues. and "on the road." steve hartman in "once upon ay mattress" when the cbs news continues. >> pelley: all over syria today, protesters took to the streets to test the day-old cease-fire there. while there were no major attacks, bashar-al assad's snipers and tanks maintained a presence in the city. assad has been trying to crush a freedom movement in syria for more than a year. elizabeth palmer is one of the very few foreign journalists reporting from inside syria. >> reporter: a crowd of worshipers leaving the douma's mosque after friday prayers became in the space of a few minutes and a few yards a tsunami of protesters. ecstatic to be back in the streets of this opposition stronghold, a suburb of damascus. this demonstration was one of the biggest and loudest of the hundreds that erupted across the country today. the protesters demands couldn't be clearer. th
we'll take you inside another dictatorship fighting to stay in power in syria. the president releases his tax returns. and "on the road." steve hartman in "once upon a mattress" when the cbs news continues. and "on the road." steve hartman in "once upon ay mattress" when the cbs news continues. >> pelley: all over syria today, protesters took to the streets to test the day-old cease-fire there. while there were no major attacks, bashar-al assad's...
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syria is ruled by bashar al- assad. the dictatorship started by his father has been in power more than 40 years. well, two years ago there was a popular revolt and since then more than 100,000 people have been killed. the uprising now has become a war between the two major branches of islam. the whole region has been destabilized. syria borders israel, jordan, iraq, lebanon, and turkey. the nerve gas was used in the suburbs of the capital damascus. u.n. inspectors have been gathering evidence there. it is difficult for an american correspondent to reach the capital, but elizabeth palmer is there for us tonight. liz? >> reporter: the u.n. weapons inspectors' work has now finished here in syria. the last of them were supposed to leave tomorrow morning at 7:00 but quite suddenly and with no public explanation their departure was moved forward to 4:00 a.m. in just a few hours. earlier today, activists told us that they were supposed to have visited one of the areas where the chemical attack occurred but things suddenly got
syria is ruled by bashar al- assad. the dictatorship started by his father has been in power more than 40 years. well, two years ago there was a popular revolt and since then more than 100,000 people have been killed. the uprising now has become a war between the two major branches of islam. the whole region has been destabilized. syria borders israel, jordan, iraq, lebanon, and turkey. the nerve gas was used in the suburbs of the capital damascus. u.n. inspectors have been gathering evidence...
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syria rarely allows reporters in rie country. our elizabeth palmer is following events from lebanon. >> reporter: the war has now come to aleppo. aytil a few days ago, syria's biggest city had stayed relatively calm. not anymore. almajor opposition offensive under way to take this vital thmmercial hub. syrian free army colonel abdel sy-akaidi made the call to arms online. "we ordered all our forces," he said, "to move towards aleppo and liberate the city." but so-called liberation comes at a huge cost. mst 30 miles north of aleppo in azaz, rebel fighters are celebrating the hard-won victory after 100 days of intense yighting they finally control this town. but many of the buildings are rubble and most of the residents had to run for their lives. syrians-- both pro and anti- regime-- know this now: wherever the free syrian army digs in it's time to leave, to escape the lethal clashs that follow with government troops. hael al-kaldy is an opposition activists who works with the 30,000 syrians seeking refuge in eebanon, including th
syria rarely allows reporters in rie country. our elizabeth palmer is following events from lebanon. >> reporter: the war has now come to aleppo. aytil a few days ago, syria's biggest city had stayed relatively calm. not anymore. almajor opposition offensive under way to take this vital thmmercial hub. syrian free army colonel abdel sy-akaidi made the call to arms online. "we ordered all our forces," he said, "to move towards aleppo and liberate the city." but...
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president obama makes his ce for taking action in syria. despite syria's move to warf a u-s attack. and, on the 12th anniversar the september 11th terrorist attack....the nation pauseso remember the fallen. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's wednesday, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington d.c., afternoon thunderstorms. mostly sunny in atlanta. and partly sunny in st. louis but thunderstorms in denver today. seattle, sunny, with a high of 92. >>> authorities in florida have released video of their encounter monday with george zimmerman. >> turn around. walk back to me. >> zimmerman was handcuffed and taken into custody after his wife called 911 and said he was threatening her and her father with a gun. she later said she didn't see a gun. police are trying to recover video from shellie zimmerman's ipad to see what happened. george zimmerman was acquitted in july of murdering trayvon martin. >>> two storms are swirling in the atlantic.
president obama makes his ce for taking action in syria. despite syria's move to warf a u-s attack. and, on the 12th anniversar the september 11th terrorist attack....the nation pauseso remember the fallen. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's wednesday, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington d.c., afternoon thunderstorms. mostly...
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momentum is building for wen military action against syria. the secretary of defense says he's just waitg for the green light from the president, to attack syria: "...{sot} reporter: if the r comes, you're ready like that? {sot >>> developing overnight momentum is building for a military strike against syria. the secretary of defense is waiting for the president to give the okay to attack syria. >> if it were to come you're ready to go like that? >> we are ready to go like that. >> the united states-led intervention stems from the belief that president bashar assad's government is responsible for last week's chemical attack. at least 30 civilians many women and children were killed. >>> kpix 5's sharon chin walks us through what a united states attack might look like. >> reporter: the pentagon has moved 4 destroyers into the eastern mediterranean. each of the destroyers carries about 40 cruise missiles. a satellite guided weapon that carries 1,000-pound warhead has a range of 1,000 miles or more and an accuracy to within about 15 feet. standar
momentum is building for wen military action against syria. the secretary of defense says he's just waitg for the green light from the president, to attack syria: "...{sot} reporter: if the r comes, you're ready like that? {sot >>> developing overnight momentum is building for a military strike against syria. the secretary of defense is waiting for the president to give the okay to attack syria. >> if it were to come you're ready to go like that? >> we are ready to go...
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holly williams is in northern syria. >> reporter: isis is on its last legs in raqqa. the city that was once the so called capitol of the islamic state stretching from syria and into iraq. u.s.-backed forces already control around 90% of raqqa and local leaders say that 275 isis fighters were evacuated from the city today in buses, along with roughly 400 civilians. on friday and saturday, another 100 isis fighters also surrendered according to u.s.-backed forces taking around 500 civilians with them. now that is probably an indication of just how desperate those isis gunmen have become during a four month long seige by the u.s.-led coalition, in many other places we've seen isis fight to the death. the remaining isis fighters in raqqa are holed up around what was the city's sport stadium. isis seized raqqa in early 2014 and then terrorized its people for over three years with public beheadings and a half interpretation of islamic law that is unrecognizable to most muslims. elaine. >> quijano: holly williams reporting, holly, thank you. >> more than 275 people are dead
holly williams is in northern syria. >> reporter: isis is on its last legs in raqqa. the city that was once the so called capitol of the islamic state stretching from syria and into iraq. u.s.-backed forces already control around 90% of raqqa and local leaders say that 275 isis fighters were evacuated from the city today in buses, along with roughly 400 civilians. on friday and saturday, another 100 isis fighters also surrendered according to u.s.-backed forces taking around 500 civilians...
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the crisis in syria drove stocks down yesterday. the market turned south when secretary of state john kerry suggested there could be a military response. the dow fell 64 points and the nasdaq was off a fraction. >>> the deficit will be the biggest challenge over the next two decades. costs for social security and medicare will balloon in the coming years. a survey of economists found they agree the problem needs to be fixed but there was no consensus on the best way to do it. >>> if you don't like the name on your yahoo account, there's some hope. yahoo plans to recycle user names that aren't being used anymore. the web giant is launching a service that emails a user name to become available. for $2 users can request up to five names. the most sought-after include david, michael and alex for men and maria, jennifer and jessica for women. >>> coming up, we have long heard about the risk of mercury in fish we eat like tuna but how does it get there in the first place? scientists now believe they know why. >> and these cute little crit
the crisis in syria drove stocks down yesterday. the market turned south when secretary of state john kerry suggested there could be a military response. the dow fell 64 points and the nasdaq was off a fraction. >>> the deficit will be the biggest challenge over the next two decades. costs for social security and medicare will balloon in the coming years. a survey of economists found they agree the problem needs to be fixed but there was no consensus on the best way to do it....
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but so far it barely touched this town in southern syria near the border with jordan. the people who live here are a religious group that has allied itself with president assad. good afternoon. when we arrived it in town to meet the governor, syrian state media was waiting for us. the regime is anxious to showcase this community full of official supporters willing to reinforce the party line, that the violence in syria is not a civil war but a terrorist campaign by foreign-backed extremists. so are you afraid they'll come here to your city. "of course we're afraid," the governor told me. "if the countries who support al qaeda and the jihadies don't stop, the conflict will come here." so far local authorities have kept it at bay by supporting violent crackdowns on the slightest sign of anti-regime reotest. the strategy worked because government critics in this community were always a vocal but small minority. it has made the town an island of calm-- and a magnet for refugees from the fighting all around. about 10,000 of the almost half a million people displaced inside
but so far it barely touched this town in southern syria near the border with jordan. the people who live here are a religious group that has allied itself with president assad. good afternoon. when we arrived it in town to meet the governor, syrian state media was waiting for us. the regime is anxious to showcase this community full of official supporters willing to reinforce the party line, that the violence in syria is not a civil war but a terrorist campaign by foreign-backed extremists. so...
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barely touched the town in southern syria near the border with jordan. the people who live here are a religious group that's allied itself with president bashir al assad. when we arooived in town to meet the governor syrian state media was waiting for it. they're anxious to show care its community showing supporters willing to reinforce the party line, that it's not a civil war but a terrorist campaign by foreign-backed extreme rifts. >> so are you afraid they'll come here to your city? >> of course, we're afraid, the governor told me, if the countries who support al qaeda and the jihadees don't stop, the conflict will come here. so far local authorities have kept it at baby supporting violent crackdowns on the slightest sign of anti-regime protests. the strategy worked because government critics in this community were always a vocal but small minority. it's made sway da an island of calm and a refuge. about 10,000 of the almost half a million people displaced inside syria have been offered shelter by the local government. they're housed in a former summ
barely touched the town in southern syria near the border with jordan. the people who live here are a religious group that's allied itself with president bashir al assad. when we arooived in town to meet the governor syrian state media was waiting for it. they're anxious to show care its community showing supporters willing to reinforce the party line, that it's not a civil war but a terrorist campaign by foreign-backed extreme rifts. >> so are you afraid they'll come here to your city?...
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holly williams, cbs news, azaz, syria. yr quijano: coming up, how doctors are using virtual reality to train for real emergencies involving children. later, they have never changed a diaper or composed a song. but listen to the lullabies they've written to their unborn babies. unborn babies. a bayer aspirin regimen is one step to help prevent another stroke. so, i'm doing all i can to stay in his life. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. we're on a mission to show drip coffee drinkers, it's time to wake up to keurig. wakey! wakey! rise and shine! oh my gosh! how are you? well watch this. i pop that in there. press brew. that's it. so rich. i love it. that's why you should be a keurig man! full-bodied. are you sure you're describing the coffee and not me? full-bodied. digestive advantage probiotics help you stay strong, even with digestive issues... and 12 rowdy campers... after dark. its protein shell survives stomach acid 100x better... where billions of other probiotics can struggle. diges
holly williams, cbs news, azaz, syria. yr quijano: coming up, how doctors are using virtual reality to train for real emergencies involving children. later, they have never changed a diaper or composed a song. but listen to the lullabies they've written to their unborn babies. unborn babies. a bayer aspirin regimen is one step to help prevent another stroke. so, i'm doing all i can to stay in his life. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. we're on a mission to...
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the man in the orange shirt here is believed to be steven sotloff kidnapped in syria a year ago. >>> we are learning isis demanded $132 million for journalist james foley before they beheaded him. it was a ransom the united states refused to pay. but as kpix 5's elizabeth cook shows us, the military did try to rescue him. >>> reporter: the hostages including foley and three others were thought to be at this camp inside an oil refinery in northern syria, an area controlled by isis. two dozen special operations forces commandos dropped from blackhawk helicopters outfitted with stealth technology to avoid detection. with surveillance aircraft overhead, the team swooped in to search for the hostages. they encountered isis militants and engaged in a firefight. but the hostages were gone. several isis fighters were killed. one american commando was injured. the rest were blown to say. u.s. omissions admit the covert missing launched in july was based on not great intelligence on the location of the hostages. the u.s. government had been tracking the american hostages for months. defense se
the man in the orange shirt here is believed to be steven sotloff kidnapped in syria a year ago. >>> we are learning isis demanded $132 million for journalist james foley before they beheaded him. it was a ransom the united states refused to pay. but as kpix 5's elizabeth cook shows us, the military did try to rescue him. >>> reporter: the hostages including foley and three others were thought to be at this camp inside an oil refinery in northern syria, an area controlled by...
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troops may stay in syria. now, this shift comes after the enesident's plan to withdraw all american forces was criticized by democrats and republicans. some troops may be kept to protect oil fields from isis. and as holly williams reports tonight from the syrian border with turkey, departing u.s. troops are getting a hostile sendoff. >> reporter: those are potatoes hod other objects being thrown at an american convoy by furious locals in northeastern syria today. they also hurled abuse. in this part of the world, the u.s. was popular, even beloved. have these buildings been cleared? kurdish-led forces were emerica's closest partners on the ground in the fight against isis in syria. now they say they have been betrayed as american troops withdraw to neighboring iraq, the kurds have invited syrian regime forces into their yrrritory. 200,000 civilians have reportedly fled the clashes with turkey. "mr. president, what makes you think you have the right to drive millions of kurds out of their homes?" tweeted a kurd
troops may stay in syria. now, this shift comes after the enesident's plan to withdraw all american forces was criticized by democrats and republicans. some troops may be kept to protect oil fields from isis. and as holly williams reports tonight from the syrian border with turkey, departing u.s. troops are getting a hostile sendoff. >> reporter: those are potatoes hod other objects being thrown at an american convoy by furious locals in northeastern syria today. they also hurled abuse....
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military could be gearing up for air strikes in syria. as susan mcginnis reports, the goal is to stop isis militants wreaking havoc in the region. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell the "associated press" president obama approved and the pentagon has begun surveillance flights overseer yeah. the flights are meant to gather reliable intelligence as the pentagon drafts military options to help disrupt isis operations. the u.s. has already launched air strikes against isis forces in iraq to protect u.s. personnel, quell a humanitarian crisis there, and retake territory isis has seized. the president met monday with defense secretary chuck hagel and other advisers to discuss military options in syria including air strikes. white house press secretary josh ernest said monday the president believes the terror group is a threat to the united states. >> isil has already demonstrated in rather violent fashion their willingness to perpetrate terrible acts against americans. >> reporter: plans for military action in syria come as u.s. and british inve
military could be gearing up for air strikes in syria. as susan mcginnis reports, the goal is to stop isis militants wreaking havoc in the region. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell the "associated press" president obama approved and the pentagon has begun surveillance flights overseer yeah. the flights are meant to gather reliable intelligence as the pentagon drafts military options to help disrupt isis operations. the u.s. has already launched air strikes against isis forces in...
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. >>> to the middle east tonight, a deadly crackdown in syria. government forces open fire on protesters there killing at least 88 people. and barry peterson on the ever growing uprising. >> by the tens of thousands, demonstrators took to the streets in some 20 cities. only to face bullets in what witnesses called the bloodiest day in the five week uprising against a regime that seems ever more desperate. some said the security forces fired right at protesters, shooting not to warn, but to kill. adults and even children were caught in the cross fire. as the injured were taken to this hospital in dara, the doctor said there were 15 dead he left behind. the president is trying to stem the anger. yesterday, he repealed the harsh 48-year-old emergency decree that kept him and his father before him in absolute power. people were not impressed as the posters of assad were ripped down, crowds chanted, the people want to fall of the government. organizers are being helped by the changes sweeping across the rest of the middle east and tonight they are dra
. >>> to the middle east tonight, a deadly crackdown in syria. government forces open fire on protesters there killing at least 88 people. and barry peterson on the ever growing uprising. >> by the tens of thousands, demonstrators took to the streets in some 20 cities. only to face bullets in what witnesses called the bloodiest day in the five week uprising against a regime that seems ever more desperate. some said the security forces fired right at protesters, shooting not to...
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iran's role in syria's civil war has been decisive. not only have they been able to turn the tide of fighting in the government's favor in several key battles, but just this year, iran has loaned syria more than $3.5 billion to buy petroleum without which the country probably by now would have collapsed. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the severe weather headed east. we'll have your latest forecast. >>> plus, a look at one of the world's richest men, brazil's eike batista, and how his empire crumbled this week. >>> and we'll visit oprah winfr winfrey's home in santa barbara as she auctioned off some of her belongi belongings. that's it for this friday. i'm anne-marie green. thanks for watching. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and i'm frank mallicoat. here's liz >>> good morning, it's friday is, november 1. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 4:30 on this friday and we kick it off with a serious accident, i
iran's role in syria's civil war has been decisive. not only have they been able to turn the tide of fighting in the government's favor in several key battles, but just this year, iran has loaned syria more than $3.5 billion to buy petroleum without which the country probably by now would have collapsed. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the severe weather headed east. we'll have your latest forecast....
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. >> pelley: children under the gun in syria's civil war. jim axelrod on new research that reveals brain damage among athletes in many sports not just football. and rumors have swirled around kate middleton. mark phillips with an announcement today from the palace. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama sent a sharp warning today to bashar al-assad the syrian dictator who is fighting a rebellion by his own people. assad has not used his chemical weapons, including nerve gas, but the possibility that he might threatens to pull the united states into that middle east conflict. here's how mr. obama put it. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command. the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> pelley: so why did the president say it today? david martin hat the pentagon h
. >> pelley: children under the gun in syria's civil war. jim axelrod on new research that reveals brain damage among athletes in many sports not just football. and rumors have swirled around kate middleton. mark phillips with an announcement today from the palace. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama sent a sharp warning today to bashar al-assad the syrian dictator who is fighting a...
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should go in syria. also a reality check on alternative medicine. we are going to talk to the doctor who wrote an op. ed. who wrote don't take your vitamins. we'll explain. the news is back in the morning so we'll see you at 7:00. >> thank you. remember, as norah said, "cbs this morning" starts at 7:00. >>> you can go on a date with a tv legend. betty white for a price, the 91- year-old star is making the offer on san jose-based ebay to raise money for the morris animal foundation and the date with betty is partof the deal which includes a flight to los angeles and a one night stay at the ritz-carlton marina del ray. not with betty though. so far the high bid is $5,100. >> she would be fun. >> i wonder if she is ever in a bad mood if she gets cranky. >> i'm sure. i'd love to see her like that. >>> 6:51. coming up which smartphones you should never buy. >> plus, a fire races through a home in pleasant hill. why pg&e was called to the scene. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, [ male announcer ] every day, your car takes you to work, school, practice, dance cl
should go in syria. also a reality check on alternative medicine. we are going to talk to the doctor who wrote an op. ed. who wrote don't take your vitamins. we'll explain. the news is back in the morning so we'll see you at 7:00. >> thank you. remember, as norah said, "cbs this morning" starts at 7:00. >>> you can go on a date with a tv legend. betty white for a price, the 91- year-old star is making the offer on san jose-based ebay to raise money for the morris animal...
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with all foreign journalists barred from syria, it's impossible to verify these accounts. it is building two new refugee camps, bracing for 10,000 more people running for their lives. reports are now coming in of a very large prodemocracy demonstration that took place just across the border from where i'm standing, which was broken up with extreme violence by syrian forces today. witnesses report that they fired down into the crowd from helicopters with heavy machine guns. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, turkey. >> ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> what are you doing this weekend? >> enjoying the weather. >> that a girl. got some sun out there, right? >> last weekend we were talking about rain at this time. this weekend it's going to stay nice and dry. it will carry some fog. early on this evening, it looks like it's going to turn out to be a nice night. low clouds will sweep on shore. still breezy in spots. high clouds trying to work their way into the bay area. more sunshine on the way for saturday. temperatures going to be mild. mid 70s. inside the bay, mostly sunny. out toward the coastl
with all foreign journalists barred from syria, it's impossible to verify these accounts. it is building two new refugee camps, bracing for 10,000 more people running for their lives. reports are now coming in of a very large prodemocracy demonstration that took place just across the border from where i'm standing, which was broken up with extreme violence by syrian forces today. witnesses report that they fired down into the crowd from helicopters with heavy machine guns. elizabeth palmer, cbs...
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troops from northern syria. lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation this week to address the crisis. also this week, new revelations in the impeachment inquiry could put the president on the defensive. nikole killion is at the white house. >> i'm an island of one again. >> reporter: as president trump defended his initial decision to pull out ous forces from northern syria, democrats and republicans sounded the alarm. >> pulling back those 50 troops or whatever it was has given license to turkey. and then now, i think, puling out the remaining 1,000 in syria is an excuse to get out. >> i can think of nothing more disgusting in all the years i've been in congress than what this president is allowing to happen with the kurds. >> reporter: members of the president's national security team said they are meeting to monitor the situation with president warning treasury is ready to go with more sanctions against turkey. >> these sanctions could be starting small. they could be maximum pressure. >> reporter: con
troops from northern syria. lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation this week to address the crisis. also this week, new revelations in the impeachment inquiry could put the president on the defensive. nikole killion is at the white house. >> i'm an island of one again. >> reporter: as president trump defended his initial decision to pull out ous forces from northern syria, democrats and republicans sounded the alarm. >> pulling back those 50 troops or whatever it was...
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our holly williams is inside syria. children at risk. >> truck drivers that are driving heads of lettuce actually have to meet higher tofety standards than the people that drive our children. >> mason: and, the bidding price for a piece of disco history reaches a fever pitch. this is the "cbs evening news." >> mason: and this is our western edition. i'm anthony mason. the senate health care bill is in a politically-induced coma. republicans couldn't come up with enough votes from their own party to pass the alternative to obamacare today. so they put off the vote until after the holiday break. an embarrassing setback for the g.o.p. leadership. here's chief congressional y rrespondent nancy cordes. >> we're delaying the process so that we can close those remaining issues. >> reporter: the senate's republican leader postponed the vote in the face of mounting owposition from his own party's lawmakers, like maine's susan collins. >> it's evident to me that there are a lot of concerns-- i'm not the only one, by any means-- a
our holly williams is inside syria. children at risk. >> truck drivers that are driving heads of lettuce actually have to meet higher tofety standards than the people that drive our children. >> mason: and, the bidding price for a piece of disco history reaches a fever pitch. this is the "cbs evening news." >> mason: and this is our western edition. i'm anthony mason. the senate health care bill is in a politically-induced coma. republicans couldn't come up with...
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syria's civil war is getting closer to the dictator. today there were battles between the assad military and rebels around the capital, damascus, a mortar slammed into a school near the capital, killing at least nine students. it's not clear who fired it. outside journalists rarely get inside syria, but our elizabeth palmer reached damascus and the families suffering there. >> reporter: this is the new normal in damascus: going to work past military checkpoints. random explosions and heavily armed soldiers. trying to ignore the charred wreckage of car bombs, knowing there will be others which could explode any time, anywhere. a twin blast in a neighborhood last week killed more than 30 people. the community rallied to repair shattered windows and walls, but any feeling of security is gone. across the capital, people are gradually adjusting to the encroaching war. "my children don't go to school any more" this man told me. "and everyday we hear the noise of shelling all around us." does it scare you at night? >> of course, i'm not scared
syria's civil war is getting closer to the dictator. today there were battles between the assad military and rebels around the capital, damascus, a mortar slammed into a school near the capital, killing at least nine students. it's not clear who fired it. outside journalists rarely get inside syria, but our elizabeth palmer reached damascus and the families suffering there. >> reporter: this is the new normal in damascus: going to work past military checkpoints. random explosions and...
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the president's friend, senator lindsey graham, called syria the "biggest mistake of his presidency" and said it will put america at risk. he also said the president's indifference toward the kurds completely undercut the trip tonight by vice president pence and secretary of state mike pompeo to turkey to try and end the conflict. there is so much to talk about tonight, and paula reid leads off our coverage tonight at the agite house. paula, things are getting very heated. >> reporter: heated indeed, norah. the president's decision to withdraw u.s. troops from oorthern syria continued to reverberate today during an toplosive meeting between the president and congressional lawmakers, which ended with an exchange of insults and democrats storming out of the white house. >> i want to bring our soldiers back home. we're not a police force. we're a fighting force. >> reporter: all day, president trump has been insisting the war in syria is not america's concern. >> i'm not going to get involved in a war between turkey and syria, especially when, if you look at the kurds, and again, i say
the president's friend, senator lindsey graham, called syria the "biggest mistake of his presidency" and said it will put america at risk. he also said the president's indifference toward the kurds completely undercut the trip tonight by vice president pence and secretary of state mike pompeo to turkey to try and end the conflict. there is so much to talk about tonight, and paula reid leads off our coverage tonight at the agite house. paula, things are getting very heated. >>...